September 19, 2024

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Eurasia, usually posted on Thursdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

A street in Gori, Georgia’s fifth-largest city. Gori was on the front lines of Russia’s 2008 invasion, a five-day war continues to reverberate. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Giorgi Balakhadze (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Eurasia Elections

Moldova Presidential Election and Referendum on Joining the EU: October 20, 2024

Kapil Komireddi, The Telegraph (September 15, 2024): Is the EU a fiendish LGBTQ plot? That’s what Moldova’s socialists think

Georgia Parliamentary Elections: October 26, 2024

Brawley Benson, Eurasianet (September 18, 2024): Georgian political boss insults large portion of electorate with apology offer

Gabriel Gavin, Politico (September 17, 2024): Georgian PM blasts EU for visa ‘blackmail’ as election crackdown looms: The country’s pivot toward Moscow could cost its citizens their ability to travel, according to unconfirmed reports.

Laura Kelly, The Hill (September 15, 2024): How Georgia’s election could deliver a major blow to Putin — or the US

Christian F. Trippe, DW (September 15, 2024): Georgia’s elections: Will voters lean to the EU or Russia?

Reuters (September 15, 2024): Georgia’s top oligarch says country owes apology for being invaded by Russia

Belarus Presidential Election: Due in 2025

Yours Karmanau, AP (September 16, 2024): Authoritarian Belarus president pardons 37 political prisoners out of more than 1,300

Past Eurasia Elections

Russia, Regional and Gubernatorial Elections in Some Regions (including Saint Petersburg): September 8, 2024

Andrey Pertsev, Carnegie Endowment (September 16, 2024): Russia’s Local Elections Expose Limits on Kremlin Power

Azerbaijan Snap Parliamentary Elections: September 1, 2024

JAMnews (September 16, 2024): Azerbaijan confirms Parliamentary election results

Elections On Deck